Every eleven seconds, a senior is seen in the ER due to a fall. Out of 29 million falls, seven million injuries are caused, and 9 out of every 10 falls happens in the home. They all happen in the daytime.
There isn’t always someone around to help seniors in the kitchen, so they reach for a short step ladder to reach high shelves or cabinets. What seniors need is custom kitchen cabinetry. You can get fine custom cabinetry in Delray Beach that you can actually reach to avoid circumstances leading to a fall.
Under Counter Cabinets
Seniors would find kitchen work more comfortable if all they had to do was open an under-counter cabinet door, pull out a shelf, and take what they need from it. The walls formerly supporting upper cabinets could be used to give seniors what they most need: lots of natural light to see what they’re doing.
The custom cabinets beneath counters could have several types of organizing shelves built in. For instance, a cabinet door would open to three interlocking shelves that open out on hinges. Fold them back up, shut the cabinet door, and you’re done.
Another innovation could be the same shelves, but they pull out on runners on the bottom of the shelves. Open the cabinet door, pull out the middle shelf, remove what you want, and shut the door. Seniors wouldn’t even have to bend over much to reach what they need.
Downsizing
It’s the rare senior who lives in a house full of family members. Most seniors’ kids have moved away, leaving Mom and Dad in seriously smaller living spaces. Why would they need dozens of cabinets? Most seniors would appreciate the chance to have former upper cabinet space for use with other things. That’s what makes working with designers and builders of fine custom cabinetry in Delray Beach so great. They know where to add storage so that seniors remain safe in their own kitchens.
